“Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.” By: Shiloh, Renascent Alumni I did Step Eight during my recovery within the first 60 days of sobriety. I’ve always been advised with my steps to be very thorough, honest, and whole-hearted way, but get in and … Continued
My name is Nathalie, and I am an Alcoholic and grateful to be an Alumni with Renascent. This is my personal experience with Step 7. Step 7 of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) involves humbly asking a Higher Power to remove our “character defects.” The pivotal part of this Step is often humility. The 7th Step of … Continued
Without even being conscious of it, every day we make numerous decisions that have the potential to either enrich or diminish our life. These decisions (big and small) either move us toward or away from being the type of person we want to become or the type of life we want to have. For example, … Continued
“Oh, I know all about self-sabotage,” Nancie shares. “I would binge use drugs, and in between I would talk myself in and out of using, only to ultimately concoct a story that made it a ‘good idea’ to start all over again. I knew my loved ones didn’t approve, but at some point I had … Continued
I’ve completed Step 6 a few times. At first, I thought it would be easy, but I was wrong. The Step reads: “We’re entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.” It’s difficult to share about Step 6 without first mentioning the preceding Steps. By the time a person gets to Step … Continued
In and out of treatment and the rooms of recovery for over seven years, Brad felt like a fraud. “I kept relapsing and was overdosing every month. I was high at meetings and lying about being clean,” shared Brad candidly. Brad’s sponsor grew increasingly concerned for his health. A Fentanyl user, Brad risked death with … Continued
